Lao Shi

We ate an excellent meal at Mandarin Court in Chinatown last night.  The chicken was prepared like many of the chicken meals I ate in China – chopped into big chunks, bone included, sautéed with garlic, scallion, soy sauce, sesame oil.  Simple and wonderful.  Buttery meat, crunchy brown skin, carmelized garlic.  We ate it with […]

Interesting report from the New York Times today on China banning The DaVinci Code.
The threat of social unrest was cited by religious authorities in Beijing as a reason to remove the film from theaters, according to people told about the decision. But China Film did not issue the withdrawal order until ticket sales passed the […]